Heck, it could have been in Mike Hopkins living room, and it would classify as a stunner.

Washington 74, Kansas 65: Signature win for Hopkins, breakthrough win for the floundering Pac-12, and the most surprising score of the season thus far, anywhere.

Pair it with Arizonas victory Tuesday night over No. 7 Texas A&M, and the Pac-12 suddenly has two high-caliber victories. Things are looking up for the conference after that rough start.

Err, check that.

Reality on Line 1:

Central Arkansas 96, Cal 69Idaho 91, Washington State 64

Thats right: The Pac-12 took on 25+ point losses to Central Arkansas and Idaho on the same night the same night Washington beat Kansas.

The clear outlier, based on what weve seen over the past month, is Washingtons victory.

To the power ratings, which were delayed by a day because I was swamped with football matters:

1. Arizona State (7-0)Last week: 1Results: Beat USF 75-57Next up: vs. St. Johns (Friday)Comment: As of last weekend, bracketmatrix.com projected the Sun Devils as a No. 7 seed. Quite certain they would take anything up to 16.

2. UCLA (7-1)Last week: 5Results: Beat Cal State-Bakersfield 75-66 and Detroit 106-73; Montana: cancelledNext up: at Michigan (Saturday)Comment: The Hotline passes along thoughts and prayers to everyone at UCLA and all those in the paths of the Southern California infernos. Please be safe.

5. Colorado (7-1)Last week: 4Results: Lost at Colorado State 72-63, beat New Mexico 75-57Next up: at Xavier (Saturday)Comment: For the moment, the Hotline is more interested in the Buffaloes SOS ranking (No. 305, per Sagarin) than their winning percentage.

7. Washington State (6-2)Last week: 3Results: Lost to UC Davis 81-67 and Idaho 91-64Next up: at UTEP (Saturday)Comment: Cougars come crashing back to reality, and theyre bringing Saint Marys resume down with them.

8. Oregon (5-3)Last week: 7Results: Lost to Boise State 73-70Next up: vs. Colorado State (Friday)Comment: Profile ticked up a bit Tuesday when Ball State upset Notre Dame, but the Ducks could very well end the month with little to show for their non-conference performance.

9. Utah (6-2)Last week: 8Results: Beat Hawaii 80-60, lost at Butler 81-69Next up: vs. Utah State (Saturday)Comment: Overlay Utahs results thus far with the early weeks of the conference schedule, and its difficult to find the January wins.

10. Oregon State (5-3)Last week: 9Results: Beat LMU 78-74 and Eastern Kentucky 74-62Next up: vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Saturday)Comment: Barring a collapse, Beavers will be over .500 when the conference season arrives. Last year, they were 4-9 at that point. Progress!

11. Stanford (4-6)Last week: 11Results: Beat Montana 70-54, lost at Long Beach State 76-68Next up: vs. Denver (Dec. 15)Comment: How might this all unfold for Jerod Haase? Forgettable 2017-18 season is followed by another in 2018-19 without Reid Travis, and everything hinges on Year Four.

12. VacantComment: Have you seen the Cal scores?

13. Cal (3-6)Last week: 12Results: Lost to Saint Marys 74-63 and Central Arkansas 96-69Next up: at San Diego State (Saturday)Comment: The Bears will be as contagious as Bubonic plague once conference play begins, with every game a stain on that teams postseason profile.